Gone Crazy For Google Christine Archer Technology Coordinator Cherokee Trail High School

Christine Archer

Technology Coordinator

Cherokee Trail High School

Ten True Things 1. Focus on the user and all else will follow. 2. It's best to do one thing really, really well. 3. Fast is better than slow. 4. Democracy on the web works. 5. You don't need to be at your desk to need an answer. 6. You can make money without doing evil. 7. There's always more information out there. 8. The need for information crosses all borders. 9. You can be serious without a suit. 10. Great just isn't good enough.

1. Focus on the user and all else will follow.

2. It's best to do one thing really, really well.

3. Fast is better than slow.

4. Democracy on the web works.

5. You don't need to be at your desk to need an answer.

6. You can make money without doing evil.

7. There's always more information out there.

8. The need for information crosses all borders.

9. You can be serious without a suit.

10. Great just isn't good enough.

Press release “ We've been hearing stories from classrooms across the US where teachers at all grade levels are using Google products to bring assignments to life, shine light on new sources of information, and encourage sharing and collaboration. What we also heard loud and clear was teachers' desire for more information about our products and more connections to other educators who are using the web creatively. That's why we've launched a set of resources for K-12 educators today at www.google.com/educators.” October 2006

“ We've been hearing stories from classrooms across

the US where teachers at all grade levels are using

Google products to bring assignments to life, shine

light on new sources of information, and encourage

sharing and collaboration. What we also heard loud

and clear was teachers' desire for more information

about our products and more connections to other

educators who are using the web creatively. That's

why we've launched a set of resources for K-12

educators today at www.google.com/educators.”

October 2006

edu-google Google for Educators web site Google Teachers Academy The Infinite Thinking Machine Blog Partnership with WestEd and CUE

Google for Educators web site

Google Teachers Academy

The Infinite Thinking Machine Blog

Partnership with WestEd and CUE

Familiar tools Google Search Google Earth Google Maps Blogger iGoogle Google Calendar Google Docs & Spreadsheets

Google Search

Google Earth

Google Maps

Blogger

iGoogle

Google Calendar

Google Docs & Spreadsheets

Even more Google Reader Google Sites Google Groups Google News Google Video Google Image Search You Tube………………..and the list goes on.

Google Reader

Google Sites

Google Groups

Google News

Google Video

Google Image Search

You Tube………………..and the list goes on.

Google teasers

Search Define: (word) Address 5*9(sqrt 10)^3= Time (city) Weather (city) Movies (zip) Seattle map Population of China Advanced Search Teaching Idea: Be sure to spend a few minutes with your classes on the Advanced Search feature.

Define: (word)

Address

5*9(sqrt 10)^3=

Time (city)

Weather (city)

Movies (zip)

Seattle map

Population of China

Advanced Search

Google Calendar Share your calendar Search feature Gmail integration Quick add Invitations Public, private, friends and holiday Manage multiple calendars Teaching Idea: Use Google calendar to manage your project and homework deadlines

Share your calendar

Search feature

Gmail integration

Quick add

Invitations

Public, private, friends and holiday

Manage multiple calendars

Google Earth Satellite imagery of the Earth Still pictures Share files Street view Sky Flyovers Google Earth Community Google Lit Trips Teaching Idea: Have students create a bio timeline of themselves. Show a few each day so you get to know students.

Satellite imagery of the Earth

Still pictures

Share files

Street view

Sky

Flyovers

Google Earth Community

Google Lit Trips

G-mail Browser based Doesn’t matter if you switch internet service providers Integrates with calendar Tons of storage Integrates Google talk Teaching Idea: Use this email to keep your personal and professional life separate.

Browser based

Doesn’t matter if you switch internet service providers

Integrates with calendar

Tons of storage

Integrates Google talk

Google news News from thousands of different sources Quickly browse top stories Search for specific interest stories News alerts sent to your email Can add to RSS reader Teaching Idea: Personalize the page to fit your classroom needs

News from thousands of different sources

Quickly browse top stories

Search for specific interest stories

News alerts sent to your email

Can add to RSS reader

Google form Part of Google docs (which is awesome!) Easy to use Data input straight into spreadsheet Great for surveys Teaching Idea: Email a survey link to all your students for a pre-test outside of class

Part of Google docs (which is awesome!)

Easy to use

Data input straight into spreadsheet

Great for surveys

Olympic tools You Tube channel (news, recaps etc) www.youtube.com/ytsummergames Google Olympic News Google gadget Google maps Google Sketchup

You Tube channel (news, recaps etc)

www.youtube.com/ytsummergames

Google Olympic News

Google gadget

Google maps

Google Sketchup

Get started Now! Create a Google account Pick one application to try Explore the educators site Look for the Googlepalooza class in ERO for more guided Google exploration

Create a Google account

Pick one application to try

Explore the educators site

Look for the Googlepalooza class in ERO for more guided Google exploration

What will you do Today?